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William T. Price

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William T. Price
From 1887's Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William T. Price
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1883 – December 6, 1886
Preceded byThaddeus C. Pound
Succeeded byHugh H. Price
President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
January 6, 1879 – January 5, 1880
Preceded byLevi W. Barden
Succeeded byThomas B. Scott
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 32nd district
In office
January 7, 1878 – January 2, 1882
Preceded byMark Douglas
Succeeded byCharles K. Erwin
In office
January 3, 1870 – January 1, 1872
Preceded byAlfred W. Newman
Succeeded byOrlando Brown
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 30th district
In office
January 5, 1857 – January 4, 1858
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byWilliam H. Tucker
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 2, 1882 – January 1, 1883
Preceded byAlvin S. Trow
Succeeded byRalza W. Button
ConstituencyJackson district
In office
January 6, 1851 – January 5, 1852
Preceded byWilliam T. Sterling
Succeeded byAndrew Briggs
ConstituencyCrawfordChippewa district
Personal details
Born(1824-06-17)June 17, 1824
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 6, 1886(1886-12-06) (aged 62)
Black River Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeRiverside Cemetery, Black River Falls, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Julia Campbell
(m. 1851⁠–⁠1886)
Children
  • May Price
  • (b. 1852; died 1872)
  • William Thompson Price Jr.
  • (b. 1857; died 1858)
  • Hugh Hiram Price
  • (b. 1859; died 1904)
  • Margaret Price
  • (b. 1871; died 1957)

William Thompson Price (June 17, 1824 – December 6, 1886) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He represented Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1883 until his death, and was succeeded by his son, Hugh H. Price. He is the namesake of Price County, Wisconsin.

Early life and

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Born in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, Price attended public schools. He was a clerk in a store in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, and also studied law.

Career

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He moved to Mount Pleasant in the Iowa Territory in 1845, and in the following autumn moved to Black River Falls in the Wisconsin Territory. He engaged in lumbering and agricultural pursuits. He was deputy sheriff of Crawford County in 1849. He served as member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1851 and again in 1882. He was admitted to the bar in 1852 and engaged in the practice of law. In 1854, he moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin, and operated a stage line between La Crosse and Black River Falls. He moved back to Black River Falls and continued his legal practice until 1857. He served as judge of Jackson County in 1854 and 1859. He was sheriff of Crawford County in 1855 and County treasurer in 1856 and 1857. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate in 1857, 1870, and 1878–1881, and was president of the Senate in 1879. He served as collector of internal revenue 1863–1865.

Price was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses and served from March 4, 1883, until his death in Black River Falls, Wisconsin on December 6, 1886. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery. While in congress, he represented Wisconsin's 8th congressional district. To fill the vacancy caused by his death, his son, Hugh H. Price was elected to fill his place serving until the end of the Forty-ninth Congress.

Price County, Wisconsin is named in his honor.

See also

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  • United States Congress. "William T. Price (id: P000534)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the CrawfordChippewa district
January 6, 1851 – January 5, 1852
Succeeded by
Andrew Briggs
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Jackson district
January 2, 1882 – January 1, 1883
Succeeded by
Ralza W. Button
Wisconsin Senate
New district Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 30th district
January 5, 1857 – January 4, 1858
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 32nd district
January 3, 1870 – January 1, 1872
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 32nd district
January 7, 1878 – January 2, 1882
Succeeded by
Preceded by President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate
January 6, 1879 – January 5, 1880
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 8th congressional district

March 4, 1883 - December 6, 1886
Succeeded by